Magtymguly Musical and Drama Theater
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| Address | Görogly St. 65[1] Ashgabat Turkmenistan |
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| Owner | Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan[2] |
| Type | Drama theatre |
| Capacity | 800 |
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| Opened | 2003 |
| Architect | Polimeks |
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| Myrat Aradow[3] | |
The National Music and Drama Theater of Turkmenistan named after Magtymguly (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Magtymguly adyndaky milli sazly drama teatry) is located on Görogly Street in Ashgabat.
History
[edit]It was created in 2001, on the basis of the Turkmen Opera and Ballet Theater.
The new theater was built in 2004 near Turkmen National Conservatory.[4]
Building
[edit]The theater was built by the Turkish company Polimeks in a classic style, it features a dome and white marble columns on the facade. The project cost US$17 million.[5] The theater hall was designed as a multi-purpose hall with 576 seats, on the ground floor and 224 on the balconies, with a total audience of 800 people.[6]
The stage is on a rotating platform with a diameter of 9 meters on average and an orchestral pit of 55 square meters, which has a lifting organization system. The stage has a total size of 450 square meters and uses a counterweight system with 15 elements to organize theatrical scenery.
Repertoire
[edit]The repertoire of the theater includes the plays of classic and contemporary Turkmen playwrights.
In the theater with tours there are foreign guests.[clarification needed][7][8][9]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Музыкально-драматический театр Туркменистана имени Махтумкули".
- ^ http://magtymgulyteatr.gov.tm/
- ^ Мырат Арадов назначен главным руководителем Национального музыкально-драматического театра имени Махтумкули
- ^ ""ВЕРНУТЬ УТРАЧЕННУЮ ПАМЯТЬ…" | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru".
- ^ В ТУРКМЕНСКОЙ СТОЛИЦЕ ОТКРЫЛОСЬ НОВОЕ ЗДАНИЕ ТЕАТРА МУЗЫКАЛЬНОЙ ДРАМЫ
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